Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume native to Africa and tropical Asia and widely naturalized .... itchy spicules and the stinging hairs on the outside of the seed pods are used in some brands of itching powder.

Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) is an established herbal used for the management of male infertility, nervous disorders, and also as an aphrodisiac. It has been shown that its seeds are potentially of substantial medicinal importance.

Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume native to Africa and tropical Asia and widely naturalized .... itchy spicules and the stinging hairs on the outside of the seed pods are used in some brands of itching powder. Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) is an established herbal used for the management of male infertility, nervous disorders, and also as an aphrodisiac. It has been shown that its seeds are potentially of substantial medicinal importance.